| | |
| Chavez's breathing problems worsen, has severe new infection Monday, Mar 04, 2013 08:04 PM PST  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery, the government said in a somber update on Monday. The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen in public nor heard from in almost three months since undergoing surgery in Cuba. It was his fourth operation since the disease was detected in mid-2011. "Today there is a worsening of his respiratory function. ... Full Story | Top |
| Washington state lawmaker backpedals after saying cyclists pollute by breathing Monday, Mar 04, 2013 07:40 PM PST SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state lawmaker has apologized for telling a bike store owner, in a spat over a proposed bike fee, that bicyclists can cause pollution - just by breathing out carbon dioxide. Ed Orcutt, a ranking Republican member of the state House of Representatives Transportation committee, said in an email exchange with a bike shop owner that drivers and bicyclists should both share the burden of preserving the roads they use. ... Full Story | Top |
| Budget crisis eases as Republicans seek to avoid shutdown Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tension over the fiscal crisis eased on Monday as President Barack Obama called more opposition lawmakers to find a way to stop $85 billion in damaging budget cuts and congressional Republicans announced a plan to prevent a government shutdown. Eager to resolve fiscal fights overshadowing his second term, the Democratic president called Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins and Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn after speaking to other Republican senators over the weekend. ... Full Story | Top |
| Monster Beverage says its energy drinks did not kill teen Monday, Mar 04, 2013 05:04 PM PST  (Reuters) - Monster Beverage Corp, defending its Monster Energy drinks from mounting criticism about potential health risks, said on Monday its medical investigators found no evidence that the drinks caused the death of a 14-year-old girl. The family of Maryland teenager Anais Fournier sued the company last year after she died of cardiac arrest that her parents blamed on "caffeine toxicity" after she drank two Monster Energy drinks in a 24-hour period. Monster, the top-selling energy drink, has come under fire from regulators and politicians. ... Full Story | Top |
| After latest budget battle, Obama calls senators looking for common ground Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:58 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, unable to persuade Republicans to accept higher taxes, is attempting to cobble together what he calls a "common-sense caucus" among lawmakers to help resolve U.S. budget woes and push his legislative agenda. On Monday and in recent days, Obama has made individual phone calls to a number of senators in a search for common ground on $85 billion in budget cuts that went into effect last week, as well as his top priorities like deficit reduction, gun control and an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. ... Full Story | Top |
| Impax shares drop as FDA flags new concerns on manufacturing plant Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:46 PM PST (Reuters) - Impax Laboratories Inc said U.S. health regulators raised fresh concerns related to manufacturing practices at the drugmaker's Hayward, California facility, sending its shares down more than 20 percent after the bell. The company's hopes of securing an approval for its Parkinson's drug Rytari are tied to its ability to resolve issues at the plant, where the drug is partly manufactured. The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA denies approval to expanded use of J&J/Bayer's Xarelto Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:40 PM PST (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said health regulators denied approval to an expanded use of its blood thinner, Xarelto, to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The drug, which J&J has developed in partnership with German drugmaker Bayer AG, was earlier denied approval in June for the same use, as a panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised concerns about missing trial data and bleeding risks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Childhood ADHD may lead to troubles later on in life Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:14 PM PST (Reuters) - Nearly a third of people diagnosed as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) still have the condition in adulthood, according to a U.S. study of thousands. The researchers, whose findings appeared in Pediatrics, also found that these people were more likely to develop other mental disorders, such as anxiety or depression, and commit suicide. ... Full Story | Top |
| AcelRx post-operative pain treatment meets late-stage study goal Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:11 PM PST (Reuters) - AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug-device combination to manage post-operative pain met the main goal of a late-stage study on patients who have undergone major open abdominal surgery. The Redwood City, California company's shares jumped 10 percent to $5.49 after the bell on Monday. The top-line results, reported from a 178-patient study of AcelRx's Sufentanil NanoTab patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system, showed that the drug-device combination helped reduce pain significantly compared with a placebo, the company said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Despite free treatment, British health rankings decline Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:09 PM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - Years of universal healthcare, rising health spending, cancer screening, immunization and anti-smoking laws have failed to stop Britain falling behind in reducing early death and disease, a study showed on Tuesday. Researchers who compared Britain's health performance since 1990 with 14 European Union countries plus Australia, Canada, Norway and the United States said its pace of decline in premature death was "persistently and significantly" behind the average - a finding they described as "startling". ... Full Story | Top |
| Republicans move to avoid government shutdown Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:52 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans announced a plan on Monday to avoid a government shutdown later this month, seeking to calm the waters after months of budget fights that ended in a failure last week to halt damaging spending cuts. Just three days into the $85 billion of automatic "sequester" cuts, Republicans in the House of Representatives turned their attention to the next fiscal deadline: the March 27 expiration of funding for government agencies and programs. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA advisors vote against two drugs for menopausal hot flashes Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:35 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Monday voted against approval of two drugs designed to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes associated with menopause, concluding that neither conferred enough benefit to offset their risk. The panel voted 12-2 against a drug made by Depomed Inc, sending the company's shares down 9.8 percent to $5.89 on the Nasdaq. Depomed's shares fell as low as $5.12 immediately after they resumed trading following a halt pending the results of the panel's meeting. ... Full Story | Top |
| AcelRx pain treatment meets late-stage study goal Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:25 PM PST (Reuters) - AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug-device combination for post-operative pain met the main goal of a late-stage study on patients who have undergone major open abdominal surgery. AcelRx shares jumped 10 percent to $5.49 after the bell on Monday. The top-line results reported from a 178-patient study of AcelRx's sublingual Sufentanil NanoTab PCA system showed that the patient-controlled drug-device combination helped reduce pain significantly compared with a placebo, the company said. (Reporting by Zeba Siddiqui in Bangalore; Editing by Roshni Menon) Full Story | Top |
| Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning most abortions at 12 weeks Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:41 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Democratic Governor Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed legislation that would ban most abortions in Arkansas after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a restriction that would be the most severe in the nation. The bill's supporters say they plan to seek a vote on Tuesday to override Beebe's veto, which would require only a simple majority in Arkansas. Beebe said in a veto letter that the bill "blatantly contradicts" the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court, and he questioned the potential cost to taxpayers of defending it against legal challenges. ... Full Story | Top |
| Yankees GM breaks leg in parachute jump for charity Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:40 PM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman broke his right fibula and dislocated his ankle upon landing from a parachute jump for charity in Florida, the team said on Monday. Cashman, 45, the main executive who decides which multimillion-dollar contracts to offer on Major League Baseball's highest paid team, was attempting to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids U.S. military veterans when they return from war. He was injured on the second of two tandem jumps with a parachutist from the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment